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Don’t miss out! Apply for free school meals

November 7th, 2011 with No Comments

Parents and carers in Hackney are being urged not to miss out as new data shows that 20 per cent of those eligible to claim a free school meal for their child have not done so.
Hackney residents who receive income support or similar benefits are entitled to apply for free school meals for their child, [...]

Hackney school teacher tops ‘pink list’ for work to tackle homophobia

October 25th, 2011 with No Comments

A Hackney school teacher has taken the top spot in a list of the 100 most influential gays and lesbians in the UK, beating other famous names like Clare Balding, Alan Carr and Evan Davies.
Elly Barnes, a teacher at Stoke Newington School, was nominated for the accolade by readers of the Independent on Sunday for [...]

Primary Schools battle it out at sports champs

October 10th, 2011 with 3 Comments

Gainsborough Primary School have won the first day of the Hackney School Sports Championships, after battling it out against other primary schools in paralympic sports such as Wheelchair Basketball and Boccia. On Day Two, which took place on Tuesday, Grasmere Primary took the top spot.
Over 2500 London schoolchildren of all abilities will come together over [...]

Hackney schools showcased at fair

September 14th, 2011 with No Comments

Hundreds of parents and carers flocked to the annual Hackney Secondary School’s Fair this week to find out more about education in the borough.
The fair, which showcases all secondary schools in Hackney, took place on Tuesday 13 September at The Urswick School in Paragon Road. In addition to meeting teachers and headteachers, parents were also [...]

Students help launch Olympic Park podcast

May 19th, 2011 with No Comments

Hackney school pupils rubbed shoulders with a Gold Medal winner last week at the launch of a podcast tour of the Olympic Park.
Triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, who narrates the podcast, joined students from Stoke Newington School in Stratford for the launch of the podcast which enables people to find out about the Park and its [...]

A Level results set new standards of success

August 27th, 2010 with No Comments

Many A Level and BTEC students across Hackney had reason to celebrate this month as the borough’s schools and colleges produced another set of outstanding individual results.
Following on from last year’s success, when many students recorded results that ranked in the top third nationally, there were a whole host of new success stories to match [...]

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